About the Scholarship

This fellowship program is open to Ph.D. and Th.D. students in the United States or Canada who are in their final year of dissertation writing. The program is designed to support students engaged in research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects with the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions, including seminaries, while simultaneously advancing American religious and theological scholarship. Application requirements for the The Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship are:Recommendation letterApplication formOfficial TranscriptCV/Resume Dissertation prospectus Bibliography

Eligibility Criteria

This award is for international and U.S. students. Must be enrolled in an accredited graduate school in the United States or Canada. Must be a candidate for a Ph.D. or Th.D. degree. Applicants must be on track to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of the dissertation proposal, by Feb. 1 of the award year and should expect to complete the dissertation by the end of the following academic year. Fellowships are intended to support the final year of dissertation writing. Must demonstrate a commitment to the Christian church and theological education. Must demonstrate how his/her doctoral work has prepared him/her appropriately for a career in theological school teaching. Must be engaged in a dissertation project with the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions, including seminaries, while simultaneously advancing American religious and theological scholarship. Proposed projects may employ a variety of methodological perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, ethics, the social sciences, biblical studies, and historical, systematic, and practical theology. They may also be interdisciplinary in nature.In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:Sign Up To View